“This bill is thoroughly unnecessary,” said Ebbin as he spoke against SB 41. “It sanctions discrimination by government employees.”

Carrico introduced SB 41 in December. The Galax Republican also sponsored Senate Bill 40, which is a nearly identical measure.

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee late last month approved SB 40 by an 8-6 vote margin. Critics described it as a “Kim Davis” bill, referring to the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

SB 40 will now go before the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates.

The Virginia House of Delegates General Laws Committee on Thursday approved House Bill 773, a controversial religious freedom bill that critics contend would allow anti-LGBT discrimination in the commonwealth. The measure, which state Del. C. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) introduced, is now before the full House.

Ha! This should shut up those biitches that claim that the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality ended the fighting over the issue. I told you that like abortion, social conservatives would seek to pass laws to circumvent it.